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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this crescive desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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